Dresser



June 17, 1930. .y E, H, SMITH. 1,764,229

DREssER 'Filed Aug. 2, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 jo v M/ 141/ /4/ vEPLE mh Maf@ w.;

Patented June 17,1930

UNITED STATES ELIJAH n. SMITH, or MonGANrowN, vInGINIn nnnssnn Application med August 2,1921. seriaino. 210,111.

stationary in angular relation to each other.

and with side mirrors disposed vertically and hingedly connected with forward corner portions of the body of the dresser 'so that they may be swung towards and away from the front of the dresser and thereby 2o permit persons to obtain views of themselves at different angles.

Another object of the invention is to so mount the movable mirrors that their swingi ing movement will be limited and the mirrors prevented from being swung into contact with the ends of the body of the dresser and receive blows likely to break the mirrors.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, Wherein,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the 1mproved dresser. l

Figure 2 is a view showing the dresser partially in elevation and partially in vertical section.

through the dresser taken along the line 3--3 of Figure 2. Y

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the manner of hingedly mounting the movable mirrors.

The improved dresser includes a body portion indicated in general by the numeral 1 and having side portions 2 and 3 which extend transversely from each other, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3 so that the dresser may be placed in a corner of a room with its side portions extended parallel to the walls of the room. Front and rear posts 4 and 5 are provided at the sides of the body 50 which extend its full 'height and project Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view downwardly to providesupporting legs to rest A'upon the floor and retain the body in spaced relation thereto so that the portion of. thefloor covered bythe dresser may be leasily cleaned. Similar corner posts 6 and 55 7 areprovided at the intersection of the side portionsu 2 and 3. Drawers 8 are slidable into and out of the side portions 2 and 3 upontracks which extend through the body,

as shown in Figure 3. The top ofthe dresso0 er may be formed in one piece, but preferably' consists of separate sections 9 whlchare Qirmly secured in any desired manner and y have their meeting inner endsv covered by a strip `10 whichserves toconceal the crack o5 between the abutting inner ends of the two sections. VThis strip has its upper face formedgwith transversely extended recesses lland therefore the strip may constitute a V rack upon which toilet articles', such as nail 70 files and the like maybe placed and pre-v vented from moving out of a desired position uponthetop of the dresser. At the back of the kdresser I have provided mirrors 12 which are stationary and 'project upward- 75 `ly from the dresser at substantially right angles tov each other. The mirrors 12 extend parallel to the side sections 2 and 3 of the dresser so that a person standing in front of the dresser may obtain either a front view or a side view. I have also provided mirrors 13 which are disposed vertically at the forward corners of the body and pivotally connected thereto by hinges 14. By referring to Figure 4 it will be seen that 85 each hinge comprises companion leaves 15" and 16 having hinged ears 17 through which a pin 18 passes so that when a leaf 15 is secured to a corner post of the` dresser body and a leaf 16 secured to a mirror, the mirror 90 portions' extending transversel not be swung away from the front of the dresser body beyond the position shown in full lines in Figure 3 and there will be no danger of its striking the end of the dresser body and becoming broken by the force of the blow which would be received. It will also be noted that the forward corners of the top of the body are recessed as shown at '19 so that the mirrors may enter the recesses `when swung towards the front of the body.

When the mirrors enter the recesses they contact with the walls thereof and forward faces of the corner posts 4, thereby limiting their forward movement and! preventing them from being swung past the position indicated by dotted lines in Figure 3. By this arrangement the mirrors 13 may be an- `gularly adjusted and a person dressing in `front of the dresser may obtain a back view.

The'mirro'rs have been" extended above the vbody'of the dresser so that they may reflect from the mirrors l2 and thereby permit a y "View to be obtained frolnall angles.

Having thus described the invention, I ciairnz n A dresser comprising a body having side from each other, a top for said body consisting1 of sections having inner ends meeting at t e intersection of the side sections of the body and strip extending longitudinally of the meetingends of the top sections in bridging and fcovering relation thereto and having its upper face formed withytransversely extending 'recesses constituting seats for articles placed upon said top. f

y fIn testimonyY whereof I affix niyl signature.

ELIJAH; SMITH. a. si 

